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Meanings of forgiveness in English

Portuguese
perdão
Catalan
perdó
Spanish
perdón

The act of excusing a mistake or offense.

perdão
Usage of forgiveness in English
1
He represented everything she needed: acceptance, forgiveness, a safe place to land.
The lonely polygamist: a novel
2
I meant what I said: I do not hope for your forgiveness.
The Asylum
3
However, there will be no blanket debt or negative equity forgiveness programme.
The Irish Times
4
Should it come, however, his release must not be mistaken for forgiveness.
The Guardian
5
He also asked forgiveness from the nine victims who testified against him.
The Guardian
6
I have asked God's forgiveness, now I must hope for human forgiveness.
The lady elizabeth
7
She wondered if forgiveness was really more just a question of forgetting.
Lightning
8
Nonviolence is the natural outgrowth of the law of forgiveness and love.
Autobiography of a Yogi
9
Pedophiles are simpler-therereally is no chance for redemption and thus forgiveness.
Caught
10
Madam, -Debt forgiveness appears to be all the rage of late.
The Irish Times
11
He has led reconciliations and demonstrated his capacity for forgiveness, Marape said.
Radio NZ
12
He needed them to intercede with him, to ask Aelon for forgiveness.
Doom of the Dragon
13
Recently, he had begged for forgiveness of Caesar, which was duly given.
The road to rome: a forgotten legion chronicle
14
You can give wisdom, love, laughter, time, money, skills, attention, or forgiveness.
The Power of Giving
15
More important, I know that she has sought and received God's forgiveness.
The Irish Times
16
It is hard to use words like understanding and forgiveness with them.'
The Guardian
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Translations for forgiveness
Portuguese
perdão
Forgiveness through the time
Forgiveness across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
South Africa
Common
United States of America
Common
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